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Adelaide is a city of great visual harmony and classical elegant style, superbly set beside the River Torrens between the Adelaide Hills and waters of Gulf St Vincent. Our Adelaide hotels are a perfect base to explore the wonders of Adelaide.

The wine and festival capital of Australia, Adelaide is a place to experience the buzz, culture and convenience of a big city without the frustrations. The city centre, surrounded by parklands, is a charming blend of historic buildings, wide streets, groovy shops, street cafes and restaurants. And because Adelaide is known as the 20-minute city, you can experience it all on a series of easy short walks.


Wine & Dine
Your food and wine experience begins right in the city centre with the Adelaide Central Market; the National Wine Centre of Australia; vibrant cafes and restaurants boasting some of Australias best chefs; and events such as Tasting Australia.


You will find a mix of restaurant strips dotted right across the city - Rundle Street East for alfresco dining. The Parade at Norwood for great Italian food. Gouger Street for seafood and Asian fare. And anything goes on O Connell and Melbourne Streets in North Adelaide.


Swing the Bat with Bradman
Pay homage to Australias cricketing icon, Sir Donald Bradman, at the State Library of South Australia. The Bradman Collection features more than 140 items, from trophies and bats to oral recordings and 52 scrapbooks on The Dons brilliant career. Then take a tour of Adelaide Oval, widely regarded as the most picturesque cricket ground in the world.
Location: North Terrace, Adelaide City Centre


Visit Haighs Chocolates Visitor Centre, home of Australias oldest surviving chocolate-making company and one of only a handful worldwide still making chocolate directly from cocoa beans. Take a free, 20-minute tour of the factory and check out the heritage displays before getting down to business in the tasting room.

Tram it to Glenelg

Ride Adelaides historic tram from Victoria Square in the city to the beachside suburb of Glenelg. Learn the mysteries of Great White Sharks at the Rodney Fox Shark Experience. Discover South Australias settlement history at the Bay Discovery Centre and see where the colonys first government was proclaimed under the Old Gum Tree. In Glenelg you will also find a great beach and wooden jetty and the lively shops, cafes and restaurants of Jetty Road. Catch the tram from Victoria Square in the Adelaide City Centre.

Port Adelaide and Semaphore

Head to historic Port Adelaide for a look at the hands-on South Australian Maritime Museum and a short cruise to see the divine dolphins of the Port River. Then delight in the seaside village atmosphere of Semaphore, with its majestic Palais right on the water and a long boulevard of antique shops, cafes, bakeries and pubs.

Botany Bounty: the Adelaide Botanic Garden

Marvel at native and exotic flora displays and 5000 roses at the International Rose Garden. Stroll through a lush tropical rainforest in the Bicentennial Conservatory (it is the biggest glasshouse in the southern hemisphere). Established in 1857, the 16-hectare Adelaide Botanic Garden is right on North Terrace and still South Australias most popular attraction.
Location: North Terrace, Adelaide city centre

Aboriginal Culture - South Australian Museum

Explore the worlds largest collection of indigenous artefacts in the Australian Aboriginal Cultures Gallery, an award-winning exhibition in the South Australian Museum. Delve into the life of Antarctic explorer Sir Douglas Mawson, or examine the opalised skeleton of a six-metre-long plesiosaur. Free tours run weekdays at 11am and weekends and public holidays at 2pm and 3pm. And for contemporary Aboriginal culture, head a few blocks away to Tandanya, the National Aboriginal Cultural Institute.
Location: North Terrace, Adelaide city centre

Picture Perfect - Art Gallery of South Australia

See one of the best Australian colonial art collections in the world, renowned dot paintings of the Western Desert, landscapes by Sir Hans Heysen and the works of Australias much-loved impressionists including Tom Roberts and Frederick McCubbin. The Art Gallery of South Australia is housed in one of Adelaides most beautiful buildings and you cannot leave without coffee and cake in the cafe out back.
Location: North Terrace, Adelaide city centre


The Home of Australian Wine

The Barossa Valley is about an hour and a half drive out of town, you can use Stay247.com Adelaide hotels as your base or why not really soak up the region by staying in one of our Barossa Valley accommodation. The Barossa is internationally renowned for its wine such as the Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Riesling, Semillon and Chardonnay varieties and with appoximately 500 wine growing families there is lots to explore.

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Here is a great range of tours available from Adelaide - here are some exciting things to do. If it is not here check more tours on the link Tourstogo 

	Barossa Daimler Tours Barossa Daiml;er Tours conduct private and exclusive wine tours in a rare 1962 Daimler previously used in royal tours of the sixties. All tours are conducted by John Baldwin, a knowledgeable and respected wine guide who can tour with wine connoisseurs or keen beginners and offer a fun day out to the Barossa Valley, Clare Valley, McLaren Vale or the Adelaide Hills wine regions. Full day tours include gourmet lunches, a/tea and wine tastings.  For more information and to book click on link Barossa Daimler Tours
	Captain Cook Cruises Captain Cook Cruises is an award winning small ship cruise line offering Great Barrier Reef cruises and Cape York Cruises from Cairns Queensland; Sydney Harbour cruises from Circular Quay and King Street Wharf Darling Harbour; and Murray River cruises from Mannum and Adelaide South Australia; plus Fiji Islands cruises of the Yasawa, Mamanuca & Taveuni Islands from Denarau Marina Nadi, South Pacific. For more information and to book click on link Captain Cook Cruises
	For Wine or Reason Tours For Wine or Reason Tours include all Wine Regions through-out South Australia. Its the adventure of taking to the road and seeing where For Wine or Reason takes you, as you meander through picturesque landscapes, historic townships and lush vineyards. The challenge of savoring wines oozing with character is tasting the wine in its infancy, and that is what it is all about - Whatever the experience.  For more information and to book click on link For Wine or Reason
	Gary Grimes Classic Adventures Half Day Adelaide Hills, Wine & Heritage. Full Day Barossa Food, Wine & Heritage. Full Day McLaren Vale, Food and Wine & Heritage - Full Day Kangaroo Island. Light refreshments included on all tours with gourmet lunch included on full day tours.  For more information and to book click on link Gary Grimes Classic Adventures
	Prismteam Haunted Tours A tour of Adelaides Alleged Haunted Public Buildings plus dinner, or a weekend tour of Kapunda. For more information and to book click on link Prismteam Haunted Tours
	Rock Solid Adventures Rock Solid Adventures is a South Australian company based in Adelaide providing a range of adventure challenges to individuals, corporate, school and community groups. Some of the activities we offer are: Rock Climbing, Abseiling, Kayaking, Caving, Bushwalking, Training programs, Team building activities and more.   For more infomation and to book click on link Rock Solid Adventures